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Miracle on Hold

WHEN GOD GIVES YOU A MIRACLE, why would it be taken away?

I had really felt like that: God’s walking miracle. I traveled all over the United States, talking to different groups, telling my story and giving witness to my dramatic turnaround. I wrote a novel, got it published, did book signings. Everywhere I went, people were fascinated by how God had healed me of a mysterious illness. What an amazing thing! A miracle.

Why would that all suddenly come to an end?

Let me take you back two dozen years. Back when I was in my midt-wenties, an illness hit me and hit hard. High fevers, water retention, inflammation, dizziness, nausea, overwhelming fatigue. I

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